still so far to go

this afternoon, we went to the beach.  while soaking in the sun, i realized how far i still have to go to become minimalist.  i looked around at our belongings strewn all over the sand and counted over 50 items:

• 3 large inflatable devices
• 19 small plastic toys
• 2 chairs
• 6 towels
• 2 coolers
• 1 pop-up tent
• 3 cell phones/camera
• shirts/sandals/shorts
• soda cans/bags of chips/fruit snacks
• 3 bags to carry everything

the goal was to have 3.5 hours of relaxation – and we needed 50 man-made things to make that happen.  we’ve got so far to go.

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